MANILA, July 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that Asian countries face a choice in how they respond to instances of aggressive conduct in the South China Sea that were of concern to Canberra. A recent encounter in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines was a real concern, in addition…
HONG KONG, CHINA: Hong Kong has emerged as a major biotech fundraising hub, attracting dozens of Chinese biotech firms to list in the city. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images For years, Chinese companies such as Alibaba and Baidu headed to the U.S. to list their shares, citing its deeper capital markets…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, May 29, 2026. Caroline Brehman | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration will look into whether Chinese artificial intelligence models have been distilled from…
A ship identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as a Chinese research vessel is seen towing a floating structure at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on June 15, 2026. Jam Sta Rosa | Afp | Getty Images The shoal is one of the most volatile flashpoints in the South China Sea, where…
Chloe Maluleke|Published 1 hour ago Late last month in Dalian, at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Premier Li Qiang used a phrase that has been circulating in policy circles ever since: China opportunity 2.0. He was pushing back against a more pessimistic label some Western commentators have started using, (China…
Amid a rise in online bets being made in the wake of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran, alarm bells are now ringing inside the White House, with several officials under scrutiny. Marine One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, departs from the Ellipse in front of the White House as construction on…
The US is urging Americans to reconsider traveling to the Middle East as war with Iran continues to escalate in the Gulf region. The State Department warned Friday that Saudi Arabia in particular is not safe for Americans after the Iranian-backed Houthis terror fired a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia. “Due to high tensions in the Middle…
Some 43,347 day-school candidates are sitting Hong Kong’s Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam this year, but there are only about 12,000 subsidised undergraduate places at the city’s eight public universities. So what options do the tens of thousands of remaining students have? According to a survey by education authorities, 85 per cent of Form…
KINSHASA, July 17 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which fights alongside the Congolese army. • The conflict in eastern Congo is rooted in the fallout from neighbouring…
BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) – The United States is set to restore Hong Kong’s special trading status, revoked in a 2020 order by U.S. President Donald Trump in response to Beijing’s imposition of a national security law in the financial hub, China said on Friday. The year-long executive order, implemented on July 14, 2020 during…